Safety-razor



W. A. BARRY.

SAFETY RAZOR.

APPLICATION man MAY 19, 1920.

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. BARRY.

SAFETY RAZOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY I9. 1920.

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3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

. A. BARRY.

SAFETY RAZOR.

. APPLICATION FILED IvIAYIQ, I92o.

Patented Aug. 3L, 1920..

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3- entre WILLAM A. BARRY, LITTLE ROCK, RKNSAS.

sesam-nazca assigne.

Specification of Letters Patent.

rai-.entes Aug. si, ieee.

Application led May 19, 1920. Serial-No. 382,671.'

suitable safety razor, which may readily be.

adapted to receive several dii'erent types of blades. i

Jfurther object is to provide. a safety razor, which 'ad'usts thecutting surface of the cutting bla e. or blades b contracting andexpanding t e guard ory back vplaite'.

bending or Another object of the invention is to provide a safety razorwhich is adaptedto ref ceive one or a plurality of cutting blades, andwhich may be readily knocked down for cleaning or packing.

A still further object is to provide a safety razor which may bedisconnected from the handle, but at th same time will hold the blade orblades in heir places within the razor, thereby doing away with thenecessity of assembling the different parts together when it is desiredto use the razor the next time. Y

@ther objects will appear as the description proceeds.

In the accompanying drawings which Jform a partot my specification,

Figure 1 is an elevation of the handleof said razor, having its endprovided with an internally screw-threaded socket;

Fig. 42 is an elevation, partly c ut away, showing the end of the handleprovided with a screw-threaded stud;

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the front plate of my razor, showing theears formed at its ends, and slot longitudinally thereof, to receivemy'improved adapter;

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the front plate, showing theplatewithout end ears,

and provided with the slot for the reception of the adapter, and aninternally screwthreaded socket instead of the screw-threaded stud orpin shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the front plate, with end ears andscrew-threaded stud, with the adapter in position;

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of the front adapter l plate, vwithout theend ears, but with the adapter in position;

Ft/ieg. 7 is a plan view of the guard or back Pia Fig. 8 is an-end viewof the guard or back plate, with the blades in position thereon; Fig. '9is a plan viewA of one of myimproved bladesg.

Fig.' l0 is a Fig. 1 1 is an end elevation of the complete razor, withblades in position for shaving Fig. 12 is a side elevation, partly insecrtion,`showing the relative positioning of the 70 dierent parts;

Fig. 13 is a perspective view of the front plate with end ears, and withthe blades in position, but without the adapter;

Fig.- lll is a perspective view of the front 75 plate without 'the endears, but with, the adapter in position and a single blade thereon;

Fig. lis a plan view of the complete razor assembled, showing thepositioning of 8o the blades;

Fig 1 6 is an elevation of my improved handle, with a screw-threadedstud orl end member;

Fig. 17 is an elevation, partly in section 85 of my improved handle,showing an internally screw-threaded socket on the endthereof, and

` Fig. 18 is a sectional vView taken on the plane of line 18--18 of Fig.17.

front plate 1, and may be provided with'the integrally formed end ears2, and. an interally formed threaded stud 3 or socket 4. v n the innertace of the front plate 1, and 95' longitudinally thereof, is formed aslot 5, for the reception of an adapter 6. rl`hi`s adapter 6 is providedwith a central opening 7, and a pairof studs 8 midway of the ends or s.pproxirnatel so.

i The 'blade or lades 9 are slightly longer than the front plate l, andare provided Iwith oppositely disposed cutting edges l0.' SJlhe openings11 inl said blades, are pro vided tor packing purposes.

The guard or back plate 12 is formed of resilient or springyV metal, andis made more thin at the inner portion 13, and'bowed to edectively causethe serrated side members 14 t0 advance or Yretract as tightened orloosened, thereby permitting a number of adjustments for shavuig.v

perspective view of my 65 My improved razor consists of' a rigid thehandle 15 is 11b the earsL 2, but are separated from the stud distance.

3 or socket/1 by a very small marginl or Thus the ears form the stoppingor limiting means for the blades.

' It will also be seen that when the adapter 6 is in position within theslot 5 in the front platen 1, the sin le blade 16 may being held in pace by means of the studs 3 and 8.

The handle member 15 isl provided with `a split socket 17, the outer endof which is threaded as at 18- to receive the nut 19, for

adjustment. A threaded stud 20 or socket 21, as the case may be, isprovided with an integral head or journal member 22, which is adapted toseat in and coperate with the split socket 17. The threaded stud 20 orsocket 21 engage the yguard-plate 12 and front plate 1, and hold them inposition for instant use, so that when it is desired to pack the razor,it is not necessary to take the plates apart and ythe blades out, etc.,but merely unloosen the nut 19 and Withdraw vthe head or journal member-22 from the socket 17. In this manner, ity will; be seen' that therazor may be quickly knocked down', and absolutely and entirely doesaway with the extra Work of assembling the various parts prior to thetaking of each shave. If a rigid handle is' used, the socket 23 or stud24 is employed.

It will be seen that when the adapter 6 isA in position within the slot5 of the front .member 1, and a single blade 16 superim posed thereupon,the ears 2 may be entirely dispensed with. Also the razor may be used`without the adapter, when the two blades 9 are in use. A

The operation of my improved razor when the two blades are to be used,is as follows: The blades are placed on the front plate, in engagementwith the ears 2, and the guard is superimposed thereon. The handlel isthen tightened down, until the guard member is somewhat advanced topermit the lproper amount of blade 'surface for the shave. When theblades, are seated on the guard member, and the front plate in position,it will be seen that the edges of the front plate are outward and beyondthe line of center of the blades, thereby holding them from movement.However, when the handle is tightened, the guard advances, due to theresiliency of the portion 13, and retracts when the handle is loosened.Thus there may be a multiplicity of adjustments, tosuit any growth ofbeard, and to permit of any closeness of shaving.

The operation of my improved safety razor, with the adapter and singleblade is as follows: The front plate is placed in such a position thatthe adapter may be placed in the slot, and the single blade superimposedthereon. The guard or back be used, l

member is then placed on top of the blade, and the handle tighteneddown. As before described the tightening or loosening of the handle willadvance or retract the guard member, thereby permittingv of theplurality of adjustments.

It will be understood from the foregoing that the handle may be bent inany direc-y f tion or at any angle, due to the flexible connection, alsothat the handle may be detached Without disassembling the various arts.

p An advantage of the adapter is that the razor may bel readil cleanedand dried around the stud-or soc et on the front plate,

which is very difiicult and unsuccessfully done in othgr types ofrazors.

It is known that the idea of having4 two rangement and construction ofparts, as it is known that many minor changes in detail of constructionmay be resorted to Without de arture from the s irit of the invention.

aving thus descri ed my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States-is 1. An adapter for asafety razor comprising-a bar or plate, said bar having means at 4 itscentral portion to prevent longitudinal displacement, and a plurality ofstuds formed integrally therewith, positioned between thecenter and theopposite ends for engaging a different variety of blades.

2. A safety razor comprising a front plate, a resilient or flexibleguard plate, a plurality of blades, and means connecting said frontplate and said guard plate, whereby saidl guard plate may be contractedor expanded to slide the guard vrelative to the cutting edges of saidblades. A

3. A safety razor comprising a front plate, a longitudinally extendingchannel or slot therein, an adapter in said slot, a cutting bladeengaging said adapter, and means comprising a handle connecting saidfront plate and guard plate,.whereby said guard plate may be contractedor expanded to vary the position of the cutting edge of said blade.

4. A safety razor comprising a front plate, a threaded stud integralwith said plate, a longitudinally extending slot in said platf, anadapter seated in said slot, said adapte-r having a plurality ofoutwardly extending studs and means engaging the stud on said frontplate, a blade engaging said adapter and seated on said front plate, aresilient guard plate, and means for contracting and expanding saidguard plate to Var the position of the cutting edge of said bla e.

5. A safety razor comprising a front plate, ears formed at the oppositeends of said front plate, a resilient guard plate, and blades interposedbetween said front and guard plates and in Contact with said ears, andmeans for sliding the guard relative to the cutting edges of saidblades.

G. A safety razor comprising a front plate, ears formed at the oppositeends of said plate, a resilient guard plate, blades interposed betweensaid front and guard plates, and in Contact with said ears, and meansconnecting said plates, whereby7 said resilient guard plate may becontracted and expanded to slide the guard relative to the cutting edgesof said blades.

7. In a safety razor, a front plate, an adapter having means to engage arazor blade, and means on said front plate to prevent longitudinal andangular displacement of said adapter.

8. In a safety razor, a front plate, an adapter having means to engage arazor blade, and meansextending through said adapter to preventlongitudinal movement of said adapter.

9. In a safety razor, a front plate, an

-means to adjust the guard slidably along said blades, and means t0prevent the blades from sliding Awith the f ,ruardv In testimony whereofI affix m signature.

WILLIAM A. A'RY.

